- sandek
- san·dek
English syllables. 2014.
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Sandek — (Hebrew: סנדק, companion of child ) is the term for a person honored at a Jewish brit milah (circumcision) ceremony, traditionally either by holding the baby boy on the knees or thighs while the mohel performs the brit milah or by handing the… … Wikipedia
Sandek — Sandaq Brit milah : le sandaq tient l enfant Le sandaq ou sandak (hébreu : סנדק, « compagnon d enfant ») est la personne qui tient, lors de la cérémonie juive de la circoncision (Brit milah), l enfant mâle sur ses cuisses ou… … Wikipédia en Français
sandek — /sahn dek/, n. Yiddish. the man who holds the child during the Jewish rite of circumcision. * * * … Universalium
sandek — noun A person honoured at the Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy before, or as, the mohel performs the circumcision … Wiktionary
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Brit milah — Halakhic texts relating to this article: Torah: Genesis 17:1 14 … Wikipedia
Sandak — Sandaq Brit milah : le sandaq tient l enfant Le sandaq ou sandak (hébreu : סנדק, « compagnon d enfant ») est la personne qui tient, lors de la cérémonie juive de la circoncision (Brit milah), l enfant mâle sur ses cuisses ou… … Wikipédia en Français
Sandaq — Brit milah : le sandaq tient l enfant Le sandaq ou sandak (hébreu : סנדק, « compagnon d enfant ») est la personne qui tient, lors de la cérémonie juive de la circoncision (Brit milah), l enfant mâle sur ses cuisses ou ses… … Wikipédia en Français
Godparent — A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child s baptism. Judaism has this equivalent in the circumcision ceremony. A male godparent is a godfather and a female godparent is a godmother. The child is a… … Wikipedia
Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz — Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz, (1902–1979), was a member of the faculty of the Mirrer Yeshiva for more than 40 years, in Poland, Shanghai and Jerusalem, serving as Rosh yeshiva during its sojourn in Shanghai from 1941 to 1947, and again … Wikipedia
